The march in Chicago had so many people that they had to cancel the march component!

[fishwax]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-womens-march-chicago-0122-20170121-story.html#nt=oft01a-1la1

While the rally will go on, the march portion of the Women's March on Chicago has been canceled after a mushrooming crowd of 150,000 packed the downtown event Saturday.

"Our march route is flooded. There is no safe way to march. We are just going to sing and dance and make our voices heard here," rally and march co-chairwoman Ann Scholhmer told the crowd at Jackson and Columbus drives just before 11 a.m.

BRAVO CHICAGO! Way to turn out!

Makes me want to quote Carl Sandburg ... but I'll beg your pardon to change a word or two in light of the today's march:

Under the smoke, dust all over her mouth, laughing with white teeth,
Under the terrible burden of destiny laughing as a young woman laughs,
Laughing even as an ignorant fighter laughs who has never lost a battle,
Bragging and laughing that under her wrist is the pulse, and under her ribs the heart of the people,
Laughing!

[pnwmom]

1. They had "only" planned for 50K but 150K turned up. wow.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/21/chicago-womens-rally-massive-march-canceled/96882902/

[fishwax]

2. I've seen estimates as high as 250k

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-womens-march-chicago-0122-20170121-story.html#nt=oft01a-1la1

[Freethinker65]

5. Official March may have been cancelled, but

Thousands and thousands of us marched down Jackson as planned. Perhaps not the best organized Rally (hard to hear the speakers for some, Jumbotrons cutting out, subtitles run too far below eye level, confusion about marching or not, etc.) but the weather was great, the speakers were extremely inclusive, and the attendees were active and respectful. A pretty damn fun day. I know I am not alone now.

[former9thward]

3. Chicago has beautiful weather today.

It is 59 degrees and sunny. Normally the coldest part of the year.

[frazzled]

4. Chicago Tribune says 250,000--and yes, we DID march!

We walked for about an hour and fifteen minutes and then sort of dropped out (husband had surgery on his toe the other day!). For some odd reason, at least four people stopped to take our picture. The whole thing was fun and beautiful.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-womens-march-chicago-0122-20170121-story.html